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It had also received the award for best production in the beef curing category.
Don Nicolas, of Uga Finca (Lanzarote), has been chosen as Best Cheese in Spain in the 141st edition of the Gourmet Hall Championship, one of the most important Food and Beverage fairs in Europe and also a global benchmark, which closes today at Ifema (Madrid).
Besides, This production has also been chosen as the best cured cow cheese in the contest. For your part, Selectum Semi-cured Paprika, of the Fuerteventura Livestock Group, and The Smoked Tender Goat Lighthouse (Lanzarote) have received third prize in the categories of mixed and smoked semi-cured products, respectively.
The Minister of Agriculture, Cattle raising, Fisheries and Food Sovereignty, Narvay Quintero, recalled that the production of Uga Finca It was also selected as the best cheese in the last edition of the Official Agrocanarias Competition in between 165 samples of the islands, contest organized by the regional Executive through the Canarian Institute of Agri-Food Quality (ICCA) to promote the best productions of the archipelago.
In addition, The head of the Department congratulated the distinguished Canarian companies and highlighted the quality of the archipelago's cheese production, which stands out for the use of raw milk, artisanal production in small cheese factories or from an industry that respects traditional processes, due to the survival of transhumance or its native livestock breeds, among other aspects, “in addition to the know-how of the master cheesemakers and the efforts of our ranchers who position us as the best cheeses in the world.”.
A total of 880 cheeses. After a first selection held in March, only the hundred best rated, five cheeses for each of the twenty categories, they reached the final phase.
For the evaluation of participating cheeses, the panel of professional tasters, They took into account various aspects of each sample such as the appearance of the bark, the color, the texture, the aroma, the flavor, the aftertaste and persistence.
